Middlesbrough W 3–0 Fylde W: Result & Stats

Middlesbrough W

3 – 0

HT: 3 – 0

Fylde W

12/14/2025

FA Women's Cup · 3rd RoundRiverside Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

Middlesbrough W51%

×Draw19%

Fylde W30%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Middlesbrough WExpected goals in this matchFylde W

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

2.60

1.98

Middlesbrough W

2.60

Fylde W

1.98

Middlesbrough W creates 31% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 8 away

2.71

creates per match

2.38

1.57

allows per match

2.50

creates per match

Middlesbrough W

2.71

Fylde W

2.38

allows per match

Middlesbrough W

1.57

Fylde W

2.50

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Middlesbrough W+0.00on par

Fylde W+0.00on par

Total goals

Over83
Under17

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes80
No20

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Middlesbrough W ↓

Fylde W →

0–01%

0–12%

0–22%

0–31%

0–41%

1–03%

1–15%

1–25%

1–34%

1–42%

2–04%

2–17%

2–27%

2–35%

2–42%

3–03%

3–16%

3–26%

3–34%

3–42%

4–02%

4–14%

4–24%

4–33%

4–41%

Most likely 2–1 (7%) · grid covers 85% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

99%1%1.5

94%6%2.5

83%17%3.5

66%34%4.5

47%53%

Double chance

Middlesbrough W or draw

70%

Middlesbrough W or Fylde W

81%

Draw or Fylde W

49%

Winning margin

Middlesbrough W wins by 2+

32%

Fylde W wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

Middlesbrough W 1+ goals

92%

Middlesbrough W 2+ goals

73%

Middlesbrough W 3+ goals

47%

Fylde W 1+ goals

86%

Fylde W 2+ goals

59%

Fylde W 3+ goals

31%

Draw no bet

Middlesbrough W (draw refunded)

63%

Fylde W (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

74%

Both score & under 3

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

Recent form of each side

Middlesbrough W at home — creates 2.71, concedes 1.57 · 7 matches

Fylde W away — creates 2.38, concedes 2.50 · 8 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

Expected goals for this match

Middlesbrough W attack 2.71 + Fylde W defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.60

Fylde W attack 2.38 + Middlesbrough W defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.98

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

The answer to "why 51%?"

Middlesbrough W scores more

51%

level

19%

Fylde W scores more

30%

Middlesbrough W at 51% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 51% does not mean "Middlesbrough W will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff